[steelerborn]

The VexPro clamping gearboxes worked really well for us this year.

I really like how they can also accept VersaPlanetary (VP) gearboxes. We used a cim, using the cim adapter, into the VP gearboxes which we put onto the clamping gearboxes. We were able to test so many different gear reductions without changing the overall system. We had no failures on our lift system because of this.

Some things to change:
VexPro please give us 8 bolts and 8 nuts in the clamping gearbox assembly when you order it! We needed to use all 8 on our lift gearboxes otherwise we would see flexing on the gearbox plastic. Luckily we ordered spares so we just took the 4 from them.

Also there were some instances when we were first installing them that the hex cutout on the gearbox became stripped and made it very hard to get the nut out without destroying the plastic near the gearbox. We learned to watch the nut and be careful not to strip the cutout, but a few simple redesigns would make this problem go away.